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June 21, 2024
Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education visits Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education guided 28 students to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on June 13, aiming to educate students about the 128 mission partners at WPAFB and highlight potential career opportunities once they complete their academic
June 11, 2024
Department of the Air Force launches NIPRGPT

As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the Department of the Air Force chief information officer, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, is accelerating initiatives to provide Guardians, Airmen, civilian employees, and contractors the ability to responsibly experiment with
Oct. 16, 2022
Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation held an event Oct. 6 with the 445th Airlift Wing for a ROAM Robotics team to demonstrate the latest Forge System.
April 15, 2022
Air Force medical policies for aviators are research-based, data-driven

The Air Force continuously assesses the medical policies surrounding its aviators, updating policies as new data and research emerge. This commitment to data driven medical decisions and policy updates keep Airmen flying safely and the mission on track.
Sept. 9, 2020
How the Air Force is making it easier for aircraft maintainers to see at night

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – We all know that working in the dark with insufficient lighting makes the task that much more cumbersome. Good quality lighting is critical for maintainers when repairing an aircraft on the flightline.The U.S. Air Force has an inventory of approximately 5,500
Feb. 25, 2020
AFRL creates safer-than-steel synthetic winch cable for cargo aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fleet currently uses winch cables made of steel to pull pallets, vehicles and other items onto the aircraft from the ground via the aft ramp.The current steel cable experiences dangerous snapback upon breakage, which can
May 20, 2019
Air Force, industry consortium advancing tech for aeromedical evacuation

Through an industry-academia partnership and a recently-released request for proposals, the Air Force Research Laboratory is looking to advance human-monitoring research and development for the future warfighter.The request for proposals, announced May 6, 2019, targets projects designed to